congeniality

Still, they endure and the Harris/Walz ticket will have to gel fast, in the thick of battle and with a congeniality that wins over critics.

But perhaps the most notable show of supposed congeniality was his announcement of support for Larry Hogan, the Republican candidate for Senate in Maryland.

Getting there will require a return to the congeniality of legislatures past, he said, when lawmakers often met political adversaries outside the chamber for lunch or dinner or even drinks to talk compromise.

The last I remember were in movies: “Miss Congeniality,” and Holly Hunter’s yearning to become “Miss Firecracker” in her small Southern hometown.

It’s like a beauty pageant — USC might be the prettiest and most talented contestant, but if they show up with a pimple on their nose and flub a question in the interview section, then Miss Congeniality might be the best they can do.